475 killed in road accidents in November

A total of 475 people died and 605 others were injured in 566 road accidents across the country in November this year.

A press release of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity disclosed the information on Tuesday.

Besides, 23 people were killed and 25 others injured in 31 railway accidents while five people were killed in six waterway accidents, it said.

The report was published after analysing reports of road accidents published in the country's national and regional dailies and online media during the period, according to the press release.

Dhaka division witnessed the highest 183 road accidents with 115 fatalities and 138 injuries while Sylhet division witnessed the lowest 22 road accidents with 16 deaths.

Of them, 173 people died and 85 others were injured in some 147 motorbike accidents across the country last month which is 25.97% of the total accidents and 30.56 % of the total fatalities.